ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,693,879, issued on July 28, was assigned to Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ) (Stockholm).

"Electronic device, and methods of the electronic device for generating feedback related to an interaction with a touch input arrangement" was invented by Alexander Hunt (Tygelsjo, Sweden), Fredrik Dahlgren (Lund, Sweden) and Andreas Kristensson (Sodra Sandby, Sweden).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method, performed by an electronic device, for generating feedback related to an interaction with a touch input arrangement. wherein the electronic device comprises a display and wherein the touch input arrangement is arranged outside a display are...